Category: Careers
A business coach who quit her 9-to-5 and now makes $1 million in profit a year shares her pricing and...
Jereshia Hawk. Mecca Gamble Jereshia Hawk is the founder of Leverage, an online coaching business for women of color. She quit her engineering job to pursue coaching full time and started by identifying her clientele. Then she created a vetting process and a video strategy to get people to buy into her services. When Jereshia Hawk began coaching in 2016, she was selling low-cost educational…
I made nearly $2 million in 2 years selling my nursing-school study notes on Etsy and TikTok — here’s how
Newsbreak 3 weeks ago in Around The World, as told to, BI-freelancer, Careers, College, contributor 2023, Education, Healthcare, Influencer, Manseen Logan, Media, Nordic, nursing, school, side gig, side hustles, Small Business, Studying, tiktok influencer 0 Stephanee Beggs started her TikTok account in 2020, and it now has 600,000 followers. Courtesy of Stephanee Beggs Stephanee Beggs, 28, started posting her study sheets on TikTok while in nursing school. The videos blew up and follower feedback encouraged her to sell her study materials on Etsy. She plans to keep her day job and loves that her influencer work ties back to her…
From ‘quiet hiring’ to ‘rage making use of,’ here’s the top workplace buzzwords of 2023 – and what they mean
Newsbreak 1 month ago in Around The World, Business Visual Features, Careers, Economy, Employees, Features, gen z, Job Applications, News, quiet quitting, Rage Applying, Work, Workers, Workplace 0 Hybrid working is the new regular in many firms. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Attitudes in the direction of work are altering as staff modify to a post-pandemic regular. There are actually a slew of new terms to describe work, from “rage applying” to “Bare Minimum Monday.” Check out some of this year’s greatest workplace buzzwords and what consultants have to say about them. The year continues…
Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen warns remote work is ‘not a good life’ for young workers
Newsbreak 1 month ago in a16z, Andreessen Horowitz, Around The World, Careers, Marc Andreessen, News, Remote Work, Tech Insider 0 Andreessen Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen says remote work is “not a good life” for young workers. Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch Marc Andreessen said remote work has “detonated” the role of office relationships in people’s lives. The billionaire said throughout a summit that young remote workers are “cut off from everything.” Andreessen used the dialogue to advertise Adam Neumann’s new housing startup, Flow. Billionaire…
These 6 CEOs are taking pay cuts to prevent more layoffs and fight tough times as industrywide reductions persist
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Alphabet, Apple, Around The World, Business Visual Features, Careers, Features, Goldman Sachs, Google, Intel, JP Morgan, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, News, pay cuts, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook, weekend BI US 0 Apple CEO Tim Cook. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Chief executives are more and more opting to take pay cuts off their multi-million annual compensation. The reductions come amid financial hardship throughout industries, main to mass layoffs. Here are 6 CEOs who’ve decreased their salaries, from Tim Cook to David Solomon. Apple CEO Tim Cook Cook at Code in 2022. Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Apple CEO Tim…
‘Phil of the Future’ star Raviv Ullman said he wishes he’d been more strategic in his Disney Channel days: ‘I...
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Child Actors, contributor 2023, Disney Channel stars, Eboni Boykin-Patterson, Entertainment, peel 0 Raviv Ullman mirrored on his time as the star of Disney Channel’s “Phil of Future” from 2004 to 2006. Jim Spellman/WireImage Raviv (beforehand often called Ricky) Ullman starred in “Phil of the Future” from 2004 to 2006. Since then he’s acted in different sequence and movies, however took some time to replicate on his Disney days. He said that although he was having enjoyable, he…
I worked as a paralegal by day and had a secret side hustle as a stripper by night time. I...
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Legal Industry, Louise Ridley, News, Sex Worker, Side-Hustle, Strippers, Weekend BI UK Feature 0 Raven Inferno worked as each a paralegal and a stripper from 2016 to 2019. Raven Inferno Raven Inferno spent three years working as each a paralegal and a stripper to afford her own residence. She earned as much as $300 a night time when she stripped on weekends. “I’d work on contract litigation by day and give lap dances at night,” she said. This as-told-to…
Princeton computer science professor says don’t panic over ‘bullshit generator’ ChatGPT
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Artificial Intelligence, Careers, ChatGPT, News, OpenAI, science, Tech Insider 0 ChatGPT, a AI chat bot, has gone viral in the past two weeks. Getty Images A Princeton professor told The Markup that “bullshit generator” ChatGPT merely presents narratives. He said it might probably’t be relied on for correct information, and that it is unlikely to spawn a “revolution.” ChatGPT creator OpenAI will reportedly assist Buzzfeed produce work like quizzes. A professor at Princeton researching the…
The massive wave of layoffs is giving tech workers a brutal wake-up call about the reality of work
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Alphabet, Around The World, Careers, Discourse, Economy, Facebook, Finance, Future of Work, Goldman Sachs, Google, Insider Illustration, Job Market, Layoffs, Markets, Meta, Morgan Stanley, Rachel Mendelson, Salesforce, Strategy, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs, Wall Street 0 Layoffs are forcing tech workers to confront a harsh fact: the office is not the same factor as a household. iStock; Rachel Mendelson/Insider Dehumanizing. Gut-wrenching. Slap in the face. Betrayed. Tech workers are utilizing all kinds of emotional phrases to explain the layoff wave that has gripped the trade and turn into the speak of the enterprise world. “I’m shocked and hurt and still processing,”…
I sell porn stars’ breast implants, lingerie, bodily fluids, and other items — even their bath water. No request is...
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Fetish, Lola Christina Alao, Louise Ridley, News, OnlyFans, Porn stars, Weekend BI UK Feature 0 Fans Utopia sells fetish items from a roster of over 30 performers. Natasha Root Natasha Root arrange an organization to sell porn stars’ items like breast implants, lingerie, and socks. Fans Utopia sells items from over 30 porn stars and SolelyFans creators, even underwear with urine. “No request is off limits. The most bizarre requests have a lot of detail,” she said. This as-told-to essay…
Some CEOs are pushing workers to return to the workplace, but it could come with a cost: hurting diversity
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Careers, caregivers, Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, Leadership, Remote Work, Strategy, Working From Home, Working remotely 0 JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and another company leaders are in favor of workers returning to the workplace. But distant work can benefit people from underrepresented backgrounds. Misha Friedman/Getty Images JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon just lately said distant work is not ultimate for a lot of workers. He’s certainly one of a number of high-profile CEOs who are pushing for a large-scale return to the workplace. …
Gen Zers say they’re rejecting job offers over a company’s climate credentials, survey finds
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Climate Change, climate justice, Employment, Future of Work, gen z, jobs, Louise Ridley, Weekend BI UK Feature 0 Younger staff are more more likely to prioritize their company’s ecological commitments, a KPMG survey discovered. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images One-third of Gen Zers in a survey said they wished jobs aligned with their environmental values. In the KPMG ballot, 92% said they wished “values and purpose” from a firm. But it “sometimes feels like you can’t afford to be picky,” one job hunter told Insider. One-third…
Controversial noncompetes now face a possible ban. But one group never had to worry about them: attorneys
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Employment, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Labor rights, Lawyers, Non-compete clauses, Non-competes, Workers 0 Hundreds of 1000’s of staff may quickly swap jobs if the FTC’s proposed noncompete ban will get enacted, recruiters told Insider. zhuweiyi49/Getty Images The FTC estimates that about 30 million staff are sure by noncompete agreements throughout the US. Experts say banning the agreements may encourage staff to go away for greater paying jobs, or begin their very own companies. However, an American Bar Association…
I’m a 56-year-old IT worker who got laid off last year and has been unemployed ever since. I have a...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in AARP, age bias, Age diversity, ageism, Around The World, Bias, Career, career advice, Careers, Discrimination, EEOC, Experts, jobs, Nordic, senior citizen, Strategy, Tech 0 Research reveals that after the Great Recession, it took older employees who had been displaced about twice as lengthy to discover a new job as youthful employees. skynesher/Getty Images Workers aged 50 and over have a tougher time finding work than youthful employees, analysis reveals. Meanwhile, surveys recommend that this group believes they face age bias within the office. Here, an knowledgeable shares how employees…
I left my 10-year engineering career behind to become a full-time blogger. I may never match my $112,000 salary once...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, BI-freelancer, Blogging, Burnout, Careers, contributor 2022, Engineering, Lauryn Haas, leaving work, Nordic, Personal Essay, Quitting, quitting your job, Strategy 0 A former engineer, not pictured, never anticipated to depart his 10-year career: “On paper, it seemed like the perfect career path for me.” Crystal Cox/Business Insider A former engineer who requested to stay nameless for privateness causes shared his burnout expertise. He says his 10-year career was excellent on paper but got here with a lot of disturbing tasks. After having a panic assault at…
I worked 2 remote jobs during the pandemic, and it helped me break into my dream trade. But I wouldn’t...
Dima Berlin/ Getty Images Norma M. worked two remote jobs during the pandemic. The expertise helped her get a foot into the publishing trade, however she wouldn’t attempt it once more. Here’s Norma’s story, as informed to Lakshmi Varanasi. I studied inventive writing in faculty with a dream of someday working at a significant publishing home like Macmillan or HarperCollins. But it was onerous to…
Bob Iger isn’t the only CEO who was asked to come again. Here are 5 men who returned to run...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Apple, Around The World, Careers, CEOs, Dell, Disney, Features, Fortune 500, leaders, Leadership, Starbucks, Twitter 0 Bob Iger, CEO of Disney Charley Gallay/Stringer/Getty Images Bob Iger’s return isn’t unusual. Several different CEOs have been asked to resume their earlier roles. This is his second time serving as the firm’s CEO, after stepping down in 2020. Here are 4 different boomerang CEOs who’ve returned to the corporations they as soon as ran. Robert Iger, 71, will retake his function as CEO of…
3 ways an executive assistant at Atlassian proves her worth at work and shows her role is about more than...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Assistants, Atlassian, BI-freelancer, career advice, Careers, contributor 2022, Engineering, executive assistant, Leadership, Nordic, Podcast, podcast peel, Reach, Tech Insider 0 Kristine Valenzuela. Courtesy of Kristine Valenzuela Kristine Valenzuela was not too long ago employed as an executive assistant to Atlassian’s head of engineering. She mentioned on a latest podcast that she’d needed to show her management abilities all through her profession. She mentioned she achieved this by approaching individuals to assist and sharing her information of the enterprise. Kristine Valenzuela turned the executive assistant to…
3 signs your boss is ‘quiet firing’ you — and the 2 steps you should take immediately
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, BI-freelancer, Careers, contributor 2022, Firing, Job Performance, Lauryn Haas, Nordic, Performance Reviews, Pip, Quiet Firing, quiet quitter, quiet quitting, Strategy 0 Eileen Smith. Eileen Smith Eileen Smith coaches executives in public talking, govt presence, and profession achievement. She says there are three signs you’re being quiet fired, together with your boss asking much less of you. If you discover these signs, be proactive about asking for suggestions and search for patterns. The “quiet firing” development describes neglectful administration by your boss. It may be arduous to…
I’m a digital nomad who’s been to 79 international locations. Finding work is easy – but living without a routine...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, as told to, Careers, Digital Nomad, News, VanLife, Weekend BI UK, Weekend BI UK Feature 0 Katie Macleod needs to go to no less than 100 international locations earlier than turning 30. Katie Macleod Katie Macleod has traveled to 79 international locations as a digital nomad. The 28-year-old graphic designer needs to go to 100 international locations earlier than turning 30. She explains how she finds work utilizing freelance platforms. (*79*)This as-told-to article is primarily based on a transcribed dialog with…
What derails Elon Musk’s Twitter experiment might not be legislators or customers, but exhausted employees rebelling against hustle culture
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Careers, Economy, Elon Musk, great resignation, quiet quitting, Tech, Twitter 0 Elon Musk despatched Twitter employees a memo on Thursday confirming job cuts would be introduced on Friday. Carina Johansen/Getty Images Users are quitting Twitter, and the federal authorities is watching it with “deep concern.” Elon Musk just lately advised employees that “bankruptcy isn’t out of the question.” A office culture skilled says “exhausted” employees responding to Musk’s administration type might finally derail the corporate….
I’ve made $305,000 in revenue in the last year as a money coach. Now the business pretty much runs itself...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Business Coach, business coaching, Careers, Coaching, Contributor, contributor 2022, Eboni Boykin-Patterson, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneurship, Nordic, Online Course, purchase funnel, Small Business, Starting a Business, Strategy, Women Entrepreneur 0 Chloé Daniels, a money coach and the founding father of Clo Bare, was in a position to refocus and scale her business after narrowly escaping burnout. Courtesy of Chloé Daniels Chloé Daniels is a money coach who sells a course that makes her 1000’s a month. She says scaling her business required hiring exterior assist and constructing a gross sales funnel. She additionally says focusing…
231 nurses denied proper overtime pay will share back wages and damages of just over $500,000
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Department of Labor, News, Nurses, Nursing Home, unpaid overtime, Weekend BI UK, Weekend BI UK News 0 The determination impacts employees at two services in Pennsylvania. Getty Images Two Pennsylvania nursing services had been discovered to have denied proper overtime pay to 231 employees. A choose ordered the businesses to repay the nurses $513,368 together with liquidated damages. Spring Creek and Franklin Center failed to incorporate the incentives of their pay fee for overtime. Two Pennsylvania nursing services had been discovered to…
The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy, who was...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Bad Blood, BI Graphics, Billy Evans, Blood Tests, Business Visual Features, Careers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Elizabeth Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes trial, FDA, Features, Finance, Healthcare, John Carreyrou, Larry Ellison, Law, Ramesh Balwani, Safeway, science, SEC, Silicon Valley, Stanford University, Startups, Steve Jobs, Strategy, Sunny Balwani, Tech, Tech Insider, Theranos, Theranos trial, Unicorn startups, Walgreens, Wall Street Journal 0 Elizabeth Holmes leaves after a listening to at a federal court docket in San Jose, California, on July 17, 2019. Reuters/Stephen Lam Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at 19 to begin Theranos and grew its worth to $9 billion. Later, know-how flaws had been uncovered, ensuing in a months-long trial the place Holmes was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one depend…
CEOs can’t bully their employees anymore. Elon Musk’s failed ultimatum to Twitter employees is proof of that.
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Careers, Elon Musk, Leadership, Strategy, Twitter 0 Elon Musk gave staff the choice to settle for “extremely hardcore” modifications to Twitter’s tradition, or depart. Many left. Susan Walsh/AP Twitter CEO Elon Musk gave staff an ultimatum: Accept harder working circumstances or depart. In response, greater than 1,000 employees have left the corporate, per The New York Times. Musk’s failed ultimatum is proof that staff will not settle for aggressive management anymore. Elon…
Toxic workplace culture is the top reason people quit their jobs. Here are 26 signs you have a bad boss...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Boss, bully, Career Tips, Careers, Features, Leadership, Life, Manager, Nordic, Office, Strategy, Workplace 0 Elon Musk. Adrees Latif/Reuters A top reason people quit their jobs is due to poisonous workplace cultures, per MIT. Elon Musk’s latest “extremely hardcore” ultimatum is an instance of bad management. If you do not quit, there are some methods to fix your relationship like looking for widespread floor. Elon Musk not too long ago gave Twitter staff an ultimatum: Either conform to the firm’s…
My life in NYC revolved around ingesting. After I got laid off from Hinge, I moved across the country and...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, as told to, California, Careers, Hinge, Lay-offs, New York City, News, Non-alcoholic, Sober, Sober Curious, Tech, Travel, wine 0 Courtesy of Molly Fedick 34-year-old Molly Fedick lived in NYC for six years, the place she was the artistic director at Hinge. During the pandemic, she moved across the country and started a non-alcoholic wine firm. She mentioned shifting to Southern California has improved her psychological well being. This as-told-to essay is predicated on a dialog with 34-year-old Molly Fedick, the founding father of Buzzkill…
Inside the marriage of Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell, a political power couple who met later in life
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Elaine Chao, Features, Life, marriage, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Politics Slideshow 0 They complement one another properly. Timothy D. Easley/AP Images Senator Mitch McConnell and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao are a GOP power couple. Chao has starred in marketing campaign advertisements defending McConnell’s file on ladies’s points. In November, McConnell voted towards protections for interracial marriages regardless of his personal. Mitch McConnell, the US Senate Majority Leader, and Elaine Chao, the Secretary of Transportation, met via…
Nike paid male employees $11,000 more than their female coworkers, newly unsealed court documents allege. Nike disputes the number and...
Nike’s world headquarters Courtesy Nike The declare was made in a sweeping gender discrimination lawsuit filed in 2018. The alleged pay hole had been sealed in court information. It was unsealed after a court problem. Nike has disputed the calculation and mentioned it is achieved pay parity. Nike employees had an alleged gender pay hole of $11,000 between 2015 and 2019, in accordance with newly…
I made $247,000 last year running a bridal boutique. Here are the networking and marketing strategies I used to grow...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, as told to, Baltimore, BI-freelancer, bridal, Brides, Careers, contributor 2022, Entrepreneurship, Lauryn Haas, Nordic, Retail, Small Business, Styling, Wedding Dress, Weddings 0 LaTonya Turnage in entrance of Elite Secrets Bridal. SHair Photography LaTonya Turnage runs a full-service bridal boutique in Baltimore, Maryland, that she began in 2015. She launched it after 15 years in marketing and together with her personal financial savings. She says networking and specializing in good branding helped her appeal to purchasers. This as-told-to essay is predicated on a dialog with LaTonya Turnage, a…